Social Studies Research Papers/Topics

PARENTAL ATTITUDE TOWARDS PUBLIC BASIC SCHOOLS IN SEFWI WIAWSO MUNICIPALITY

ABSTRACT The study investigated parental attitude towards public basic school in Sefwi Wiawso Municipality. It aimed at looking for the reasons why parents who have their children in the public basic schools ignore their responsibilities in educating their children. Mixed method was used in the study. Purposive sampling was used to select the respondents while simple random sampling method was used to select the schools which were used for the study. Questionnaire and interview guide were in...

A STUDY OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT AGAINST FEMALE STUDENTS IN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL: THE CASE OF WINNEBA

ABSTRACT The research was conducted to find answers to questions concerning the incidence of sexual harassment among Senior High School female students in the Effutu Municipality by examining student‟s knowledge on the forms, causes and impacts of sexual harassment among students. The objectives of the study were to examine students‟ level of knowledge about sexual harassment in schools, to assess students‟ perception about sexual harassment in educational settings and to assess the f...

An Examination of the Attitudes of Traders Towards Environmental Sanitation at the Volta Region

ABSTRACT Attitude as a component of human behaviour is the pre-requisite for any action, and plays a dominant role in environmental sanitation. Unsustainable urbanization in Ghana has encouraged the increase in economic activities in various markets in urban settlements resulting in negative behaviours of people towards environmental sanitation in these markets. This study examines the attitudes of traders towards environmental sanitation at the Hohoe main market. It describes the general sa...

Parental Attitude Towards Girl-Child Education in the Birim Central Municipality in the Eastern Region of Ghana

ABSTRACT In this study we examined the parental attitudes towards the education of the girlchild in the Birim Central Municipality in the Eastern Region of Ghana. The study was conducted with a sample of 140 respondents, who were made up of parents and girls in the Senior High Schools in the study area. The sample was drawn through the purposive sampling technique. The mixed methods were used in data analysis and presentation. The result of the study revealed that respondents still exhibited...

AN EXAMINATION OF THE ATTITUDES OF TRADERS TOWARDS ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION AT THE HOHOE MARKET IN THE VOLTA REGION

ABSTRACT Attitude as a component of human behavior is the pre-requisite for any action, and plays a dominant role in environmental sanitation. Unsustainable urbanization in Ghana has encouraged the increase in economic activities in various markets in urban settlements resulting in negative behaviors of people towards environmental sanitation in these markets. This study examines the attitudes of traders towards environmental sanitation at the Hohoe main market. It describes the general ...

AN EXAMINATION OF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHERS’ INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES IN THE WEST MAMPRUSI MUNICIPALITY

ABSTRACT The study sought to investigate the instructional techniques used by Senior High School Social Studies teachers in the West Mamprusi Municipality of the North-East Region of Ghana. A sample of eleven (11) teachers was selected for the study using the purposive sampling technique. As a qualitative study, open-ended (unstructured) interview guide and observational (direct) guide were designed to elicit information from the respondents. The study focused on the teachers’ knowledge of...

THE GONJA-NAWURI CONFLICT IN RETROSPECT: ACHIEVING PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE IN A TROUBLED LAND OF NORTHERN GHANA

ABSTRACT This study examined the roles of indigenous actors and the complementary efforts  made by Government and Civil Society Organizations to resolve  the deadlock between the Gonja and Nawuri ethnic groups in the Kpandai district of Ghana. Classical  conflict theories such as primordial, constructionist and instrumentalist were employed to underpin the causes of the conflict. In-depth interviews and focus group discussions were employed to obtain data from the respondents,  wh...

PROCESS EVALUATION OF THE SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM IN COLLEGES OF EDUCATION IN THE EASTERN AND GREATER ACCRA REGIONS OF GHANA

ABSTRACT   The study focused on the process evaluation of the current Social Studies curriculum of the Colleges of Education in the Eastern and Greater Accra Regions of Ghana. The descriptive survey was used for the study. Purposive sampling was used to select twelve (12) Social Studies tutors, ten (10) subject specialists and four (4) curriculum experts from CRDD and a multi-stage sampling technique was used to sample 480 teacher trainees for the study. Self-developed questionnaire an...

SANITATION PRACTICES OF PEOPLE LIVING ALONG THE WINNEBA BEACHES

ABSTRACT  Environmental sanitation has become a serious problem in the country. One area that has suffered from this problem is our beaches. Having a healthy beach environment promotes good living and development. Winneba is currently experiencing poor environmental sanitation at the beaches. The beaches of Winneba are filled with both plastic and solid waste. There is open defecation and indiscriminate dumping of refuse. The main purpose of the study is to examine the sanitation practices o...

FINAL YEAR TEACHER-TRAINEES‟ IDEAS AND SENSE OF EFFICACY IN IMPLEMENTING THE BASIC SCHOOL SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM IN GHANA

ABSTRACT Social Studies, as a subject in the Junior High School (JHS) curriculum in Ghana, is taught mostly by diploma teachers from the country‟s 38 public Colleges of Education and graduates from other tertiary institutions. An out-and-out analysis of the Colleges of Education Social Studies curriculum vis-à-vis the JHS syllabus reveal differences in how the subject is structured and organised to prepare teachers to go and teach it at the JHS level. Thus, the aim of the study was to fin...

SUBJECT CONCEPTION, EFFICACY BELIEFS AND TEACHING EFFECTIVENESS: A STUDY OF JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHERS IN THE TANO SOUTH DISTRIC

ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of Subject Conception and Efficacy Beliefs on the Teaching Effectiveness of Social Studies teachers. Specifically, the study focused on how teachers’ conception of Social Studies affects their sense of efficacy and ultimately their teaching effectiveness. The study adopted a non-experimental descriptive design to achieve its objective. The population for the study comprised of 52 JHS Social Studies teachers. In this study the ac...

SINGLE PARENTING AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCES OF STUDENTS IN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE MFANTSIMAN MUNICIPALITY

ABSTRACT  The future success of children depends on the household they grow up in, and parents are the first point of contact for children. Evidently, when one parent is absent, a gap is created as the child loses the support that would have emanated from both parents. Education is a great equalizer in Ghanaian society and is seen as a tool for national development. The role of parents is to support and enrich the educational processes, safety and health of their children. The interest of t...


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